Hi all. I just finished reading the 279 classiccmp related e-mails in my inbox! I'm just going to cover all the bases with this message. 1. List Related I haven't received a tally for today but I'm pretty sure we broke 200 subscribers. I'm no longer requiring intro letters. (Those of who who told me this was a silly idea are allowed to snicker.) I'm looking into making the list available as a digest. I'm sure it's possible, I just don't know how to do it yet. I'm also aware (for those who asked) that this list doesn't particularly break new ground - I just thought it would be nice to have one place for everyone to chat. 2. Cleaning For removing stickers, gum, resin, etc: Goo Gone Acetone (can destroy plastic) Methane based freeze spray (can discolor plastic) Mineral Oil For removing marker Any solvent (alcohol, naptha, etc) Lava Soap (can damage texured surfacing) For removing sun/tobacco discoloring Purple Stuff (auto cleaner available at parts stores) This stuff works really well! For removing gunk from rubber parts Rubber Renew (MG Chemicals) 3. Ads/"Commercial" Posts As far as I'm concerned topic related advertisements are just fine on this list. It's hard to find parts for old systems and probably just as hard to sell them. 4. Crash course on mailing lists: When you write a message to the list - everyone gets it. When you respond to a message and choose to respond to all recipients everyone gets it. If a message is getting off topic you should probably stop replying to everyone and take it to private mail. To unsubscribe send a message to listproc(a)u.washington.edu with UNSUBSCRIBE CLASSICCMP your-address. 5. Salvation Army Computer Sale Sorry folks, I had car trouble and never made it :( That's it. I'm glad to see that the list is being used and I've been really impressed with the content so far. I'm still reeling letters. Bill Whitson CLASSICCMP "owner" bcw(a)u.washington.edu bill(a)booster.u.washington.edu